Simi School closures

ANTHONY PLASCENCIA/THE STAR A large crowd of parents, teachers and administrators were on hand to address the Simi Valley Unified School District board Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, on the potential closure of several elementary schools, including Justin, Lincoln and Mountain View.

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ANTHONY PLASCENCIA/THE STAR Maria Vasquez-Low (left), with the help of sign language interpreter Jennifer Furs, addresses the Simi Valley Unified School District board about her experiences as a mother of a former student with special needs at Simi Elementary School.

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ANTHONY PLASCENCIA/THE STAR File photo: A large crowd of parents, teachers and administrators were on hand to address the Simi Valley Unified School District board Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, on the potential closure of several elementary schools, including Justin, Lincoln and Mountain View.

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ANTHONY PLASCENCIA/THE STAR A large crowd of parents, teachers and administrators were on hand to address the Simi Valley Unified School District board Tuesday on the potential closure of several elementary schools, including Justin, Lincoln and Mountain View.

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ANTHONY PLASCENCIA/THE STAR File photo: Simi Valley Unified School District Superintendent Kathryn Scroggin addresses the large crowd of parents, teachers and administrators at a school board meeting Tuesday on the potential closure of elementary schools.

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ANTHONY PLASCENCIA/THE STAR Jeremy Sweeney and daughter Rachael Cindy, 8, a student at Mountain View School, listen as parents, teachers and administrator address the Simi Valley Unified School District board Tuesday about the potential closure of several elementary schools.

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ANTHONY PLASCENCIA/THE STAR Don Anderson, a longtime Simi Valley resident, listens to members of the community address the school board after sharing his own concerns about the potential closure of elementary schools.